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intercede

in·ter·cede [ ìntər sd ] (past and past participle in·ter·ced·ed, present participle in·ter·ced·ing, 3rd person present singular in·ter·cedes)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. plead for somebody: to plead with somebody in authority on behalf of somebody else, especially somebody who is to be punished for something

2. speak for somebody: to speak in support of somebody involved in a dispute

3. mediate in dispute: to attempt to settle a dispute between other people

[Late 16th century. < Latin intercedere< cedere "give way"]

in·ter·ced·er noun
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